Question 1

People from collectivist cultures are more likely to make attributions based on dispositions than are people in more individualistic cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which statement is correct concerning cross-cultural research on the fundamental attribution error?

Accepted Answer

A)  The fundamental attribution error appears to be universal.
B)  Most cultures attribute behavior to dispositional causes.
C)  Eastern cultures like Japan seem to make more situational attributions than Western cultures such as the United States.
D)  Western cultures seem to make more situational attributions than Eastern cultures.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

A person asks you if you would volunteer to counsel delinquent youths at a detention center for two years.When you refuse,she asks you if you could supervise the youths during a trip to the zoo.She is using the ______ technique.

Accepted Answer

A)  lowball
B)  door-in-the-face
C)  foot-in-the-door
D)  bait-and-switchE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

When members of a group give priority to the cohesiveness of the group over the facts of a situation,they are engaging in what social psychologists call ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  groupthink
B)  mass thought
C)  consumerism
D)  solidarity thinkE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Close,friendly groups usually work well together,but they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fundamental attribution error
B)  groupthink
C)  generational identity
D)  self-serving biasE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

In order to reduce groupthink,which of the following strategies would NOT be employed?

Accepted Answer

A)  making sure that group leaders remain impartial
B)  finding holes in all arguments that go against the group's desires
C)  seeking opinions of people outside of the group
D)  voting for a choice by secret ballot rather than with a show of handsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Realistic conflict theory suggests that prejudice arises from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  learned behavior
B)  competition over scarce resources
C)  social categorization
D)  self-fulfilling propheciesE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Your attitudes are most likely to influence specific behaviors when the attitudes are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  only moderately important
B)  very specific
C)  not relevant to the behavior
D)  difficult to access from memoryE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Luis picks up a pack of cigarettes and reads,"Cigarette smoking is harmful to your health." Which one of the following statements leads one to believe Luis is actually having cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I've been smoking my whole life and I don't have health problems."
B)  "No one I know who smokes is sick."
C)  "I know these cigarettes are killing me but I just can't stop."
D)  "That is not true.Cigarettes are not that harmful."E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Upon arriving at college and meeting your roommate,you sigh mightily as you listen to his endless droning on about how wonderful his girlfriend back home is."I miss her so much and I can't wait to see her during Thanksgiving break," he comments.Knowing a bit about social psychology and the rules of interpersonal attraction,what are you most likely to think to yourself?

Accepted Answer

A)  This relationship is doomed,because the rule of proximity says that people are most attracted to those who are nearby,not far away.
B)  I'm going to have to listen to this all year,because relationships that have some distance usually get stronger in the long run.
C)  I wish he'd realize that everything he's saying makes it sound like they are too similar for each other,and people who date others with whom they share a lot of similarities usually end up breaking up.
D)  This relationship will never work out because research suggests that students going away to college change so much that they become unrecognizable to those with whom they formerly had relationships.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Kwan really doesn't feel like riding the stationary bicycle today,but he doesn't want the people around him to think he is a slacker.If he decides to continue exercising,what concept might explain his actions?

Accepted Answer

A)  social loafing
B)  social idleness
C)  social facilitation
D)  social productivityE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

What term refers to helping behavior that is performed voluntarily for the benefit of another person,with no anticipation of reward?

Accepted Answer

A)  altruism
B)  collectivism
C)  interdependence
D)  humanitarianismE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Expertise,attractiveness,and trustworthiness all relate to which factor of persuasion?

Accepted Answer

A)  channel
B)  message
C)  source
D)  audienceE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

You want to visit Argentina,but your attitude about Argentina is changing as you read the news about the kidnappings that have occurred there.Which component of attitude is being affected?

Accepted Answer

A)  affective
B)  cognitive
C)  behavioral
D)  situationalE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Central route is to peripheral route as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  careful is to superficial
B)  superficial is to careful
C)  right is to wrong
D)  error is to correctE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Which aspect of culture tends to decrease rates of conformity?

Accepted Answer

A)  sex-role stereotypes
B)  low socioeconomic status
C)  lower levels of collectivism
D)  high levels of societal dependenceE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following examples describes the rule of attraction called reciprocity of liking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mary likes Julio because he is so different from her.
B)  Sabrina loves Clark because he lives next door to her.
C)  Tameka likes Raphael because he likes her.
D)  Marcia likes Donald because he is rich.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

"Out of sight,out of mind" is a cliché that is consistent with the _____________ rule of interpersonal attraction.

Accepted Answer

A)  physical attractiveness
B)  similarity
C)  proximity
D)  reciprocal likingE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The tendency of people to comply with a second,lesser request after refusing a larger one is called the ______ technique.

Accepted Answer

A)  lowball
B)  door-in-the-face
C)  foot-in-the-door
D)  bait-and-switchE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 20

How are proximity to others and attraction correlated?

Accepted Answer

A)  not correlated
B)  positively correlated
C)  negatively correlated
D)  inversely correlatedE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Exam 12: Psychological Disorders

When members of a group give priority to the cohesiveness of the group over the facts of a situation,they are engaging in what social psychologists call ________.

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You want to visit Argentina,but your attitude about Argentina is changing as you read the news about the kidnappings that have occurred there.Which component of attitude is being affected?

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Which statement is correct concerning cross-cultural research on the fundamental attribution error?

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Which aspect of culture tends to decrease rates of conformity?

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A person asks you if you would volunteer to counsel delinquent youths at a detention center for two years.When you refuse,she asks you if you could supervise the youths during a trip to the zoo.She is using the ______ technique.

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People from collectivist cultures are more likely to make attributions based on dispositions than are people in more individualistic cultures.

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"Out of sight,out of mind" is a cliché that is consistent with the _____________ rule of interpersonal attraction.

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Expertise,attractiveness,and trustworthiness all relate to which factor of persuasion?

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What term refers to helping behavior that is performed voluntarily for the benefit of another person,with no anticipation of reward?

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Central route is to peripheral route as ________.

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How are proximity to others and attraction correlated?

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In order to reduce groupthink,which of the following strategies would NOT be employed?

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Luis picks up a pack of cigarettes and reads,"Cigarette smoking is harmful to your health." Which one of the following statements leads one to believe Luis is actually having cognitive dissonance?

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Your attitudes are most likely to influence specific behaviors when the attitudes are __________.

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The tendency of people to comply with a second,lesser request after refusing a larger one is called the ______ technique.

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Which of the following examples describes the rule of attraction called reciprocity of liking?

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Close,friendly groups usually work well together,but they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called ________.

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Kwan really doesn't feel like riding the stationary bicycle today,but he doesn't want the people around him to think he is a slacker.If he decides to continue exercising,what concept might explain his actions?

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Realistic conflict theory suggests that prejudice arises from ________.

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Which statement is correct concerning cross-cultural research on the fundamental attribution error?

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Which aspect of culture tends to decrease rates of conformity?

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A person asks you if you would volunteer to counsel delinquent youths at a detention center for two years.When you refuse,she asks you if you could supervise the youths during a trip to the zoo.She is using the ______ technique.

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People from collectivist cultures are more likely to make attributions based on dispositions than are people in more individualistic cultures.

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"Out of sight,out of mind" is a cliché that is consistent with the _____________ rule of interpersonal attraction.

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Expertise,attractiveness,and trustworthiness all relate to which factor of persuasion?

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Central route is to peripheral route as ________.

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How are proximity to others and attraction correlated?

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In order to reduce groupthink,which of the following strategies would NOT be employed?

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Luis picks up a pack of cigarettes and reads,"Cigarette smoking is harmful to your health." Which one of the following statements leads one to believe Luis is actually having cognitive dissonance?

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Your attitudes are most likely to influence specific behaviors when the attitudes are __________.

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Close,friendly groups usually work well together,but they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called ________.

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Kwan really doesn't feel like riding the stationary bicycle today,but he doesn't want the people around him to think he is a slacker.If he decides to continue exercising,what concept might explain his actions?

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